Not Bob is having dinner with a group of his cousins and their spouses. Several of the cousins are police officers (most local, one is state police) one is a member of a trade union, one is a bank VP, and one is a medical professional. A few older one are retired.

Spouse of one local cop (who's father is a retired cop) says that their kid will not be going to the Catholic middle and high school with the rest of her Catholic elementary school classmates. She says that the local suburban school district is better. A few of us roll our eyes. Her brother notes that the local Catholic high school had been recruiting basketball players "from the projects" and that there are discipline problems - "these kids act like they own the place, walking in and out of classrooms whenever they want."

Trade union cousin: "oh, man, I remember when I played baseball there that we had the run of the joint. Never took an exam my senior year. I was awesome."

Older retired cousin: "it's terrible. No respect."

Me: "What?"

Older retired cousin: "they don't want to learn."

Medical professional cousin, to spouse of cousin: "are you kidding me? You're pulling Seamus out of Bishop O'Malley's because there's a few black kids?"

I was trying to suggest that some could be both bigoted and some degree of woke. But I really enjoyed this little scene -- more, please.

Aha. That makes sense. Since the 60/40 came up in the discussion of Irish American racism, I suppose my use of "bigot" meant more racist than not racist, and "woke" meant "Not Racist if graded on the white people curve."

Thanks. Too many typos and autocorrect goofs, but I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Aha. That makes sense. Since the 60/40 came up in the discussion of Irish American racism, I suppose my use of "bigot" meant more racist than not racist, and "woke" meant "Not Racist if graded on the white people curve."

Thanks. Too many typos and autocorrect goofs, but I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Is "awake," "enlightened," or the cumbersome "awakened" so bad?

ETA: I've no idea how to get rid of that exclamation point thing I accidentally inserted.

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Wait, you are a professed seeker of yoga pants, but won't go to group fitness classes? I'm having a hard time squaring those two concepts.

I also think I may have seen you say that you have given up scotch and bourbon, but I'm afraid to look back at your post to confirm because even the possibility that you said this has left me deeply unsettled and I'm concerned that if I actually saw that in writing, it would burn my eyes out. But you keep doing you!

Wait, you are a professed seeker of yoga pants, but won't go to group fitness classes? I'm having a hard time squaring those two concepts.

I also think I may have seen you say that you have given up scotch and bourbon, but I'm afraid to look back at your post to confirm because even the possibility that you said this has left me deeply unsettled and I'm concerned that if I actually saw that in writing, it would burn my eyes out. But you keep doing you!

Also, gin AND vodka? For my entire drinking life gin and vodka have always been Eastasia/Eurasia for me.